Being human is so hard sometimes. I love God. I wish I could serve Him perfectly down here, but all too often I find out how fallible I am. I sin, and I hate it. I wish my flesh-nature would just die, and then I could be free of it. One day I will be completely free, but until that time... G’rrrr.
Paul says this: (Romans, Chapter Seven) 18 I know that good does not live in me—that is, in my human nature. For even though the desire to do good is in me, I am not able to do it. 19 I don't do the good I want to do; instead, I do the evil that I do not want to do.
1Ti 6:11-12 But you, man of God, avoid all these things. Strive for righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. Run your best in the race of faith, and win eternal life for yourself; for it was to this life that God called you when you firmly professed your faith before many witnesses.
Heb 12:1 As for us, we have this large crowd of witnesses around us. So then, let us rid ourselves of everything that gets in the way, and of the sin which holds on to us so tightly, and let us run with determination the race that lies before us.
With God’s help, and if I apply myself, I can stay focused on Jesus and on letting Him live through me, rather than focusing on myself or the world and living the way it does.
God said this about Job: (Job, Chapter One) 8 "Did you notice My servant Job?" the Lord asked. "There is no one on earth as faithful and good as he is. He worships Me and is careful not to do anything evil."
There is another place in the Bible where God said to someone who was praying to Him (I can’t remember the verse): Not even if Noah, Job, or Daniel were asking Me would I do it. Something to that effect. So that implies that the quality of our relationship with God affects how much He listens to us!
I want to be as faithful as Job, Noah, and Daniel. I want to be in their league. However, as of now, I’ve got a ways to go.
More on this Race we call Life:
1Co 9:24-27 Surely you know that many runners take part in a race, but only one of them wins the prize. Run, then, in such a way as to win the prize. Every athlete in training submits to strict discipline, in order to be crowned with a wreath that will not last; but we do it for one that will last forever. That is why I run straight for the finish line; that is why I am like a boxer who does not waste his punches. I harden my body with blows and bring it under complete control, to keep myself from being disqualified after having called others to the contest.
Discipline. Hmmmm. Not one of my best qualities right now. It’s so easy to get sidetracked in this world. I must focus to do my best.
2Ti 4:7-8 I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith. And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day—and not only to me, but to all those who wait with love for Him to appear.
And then sin will be gone forever!!! :D Amen.
Meanwhile, Run the Race. Run the race TO WIN IT!
P.S. I meant to mention it earlier, but the song you used to be listening to (these two weeks) is called Oronoco Flow and was performed by Celtic Woman.
13 comments:
awesome verses!
Thanks Lysha! :)
Great verses! I also like that one you mentioned on my blog-Neh 3:12. :) Thanks.
Your welcome Danika. I'm glad you like them! ^_^
Yay! You posted!
I like the new song and the new ... oh, what is it called... all those pretty beads traling being the mouse!
^_^ The song is from Celtic Woman (of course, lol) and is called Orinoco Flow. I'm glad you like it! :) I think when I do my next post, I'll see if I can get those balls/beads to travel over my posts (not under them). -_-
hey! thanks for your comment. is college exciting? Supposedly classes are ten million times better than highschool...i can see why. highschool makes me want to sleep. we spend so much time doing nothing.
talk to ya later
-adina
Hi Adina,
Yeah, college is exciting, but sometimes it's too exciting like when you've got more work to do than you ever had in your life! :P! Classes are usually pretty cool though, especially when you get really good professors! :)
Hahaha. High school makes you want to sleep? Oh man. Maybe it will get more interesting...(maybe)
I'm so happy!!!!I love the "beads" too! Also the verses were cool! This music ROCKS! I love Enya! Do you know she sings in Lord of the Rings? We have this CD! I wish I could hear the music all the way, but it keeps cutting me off! DAnG IT! Well I think you've inspired me to go listen to it! BYE!
:D Thanks! Ja, I love Enya too! :) Yeah, I did know that. That was so cool! I wish I had some Enya CD's. Must get some of those some day.
If the music stops, just go down to the bottom of my blog and push the play button *once*, and that will kind of give it a "kick" to download some more music. Or, when it just stops, wait for a bit -- it will pick back up in a moment...
Thanks, Aly! ^_^
mmm yes, so true. yno the new music matches this post SO WELL.
Hey thanks! :) When I first put this new music on without the Veterans' Day post it was supposed to go with, I had thought the same thing! Then I wished I had had it playing throughout this post too...
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